Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Rajkot Cutting Tools |
| 2 | Place | Rajkot |
| 3 | District | Rajkot |
| 4 | State | Gujarat |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 2000 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 72000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 2000 Millions |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Rajkot Engineering Association (REA) Rajkot Electroplaters and Metal Finishers Association Kitchenware Manufacturing Association |
| 9 | Major products | Carbide tips Drills (Spade drill, straight & taper shank twist drill, etc.) Reamers (Taper reamers, expansion hand reamers, etc.) Milling cutters (Angular cutters, stub milling cutters, etc.) Taps (Nut taps, spiral pointed taps, etc.) Boring tools (Round boring tools, counter bore cutter) |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
District Industries Centre Small Industries Service Institute Central Machine Tools Institute Kutch Saurashtra Productivity Council |
| 11 | Major markets | Domestic |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Inducing better marketing practices and providing avenues of diversification is the need of the hour There is no manual for enterprise development which would enable entrepreneurs in taking measures leading to improvement in quality and productivity of their products/ services and make them market competitive Technological problems of the sub-sector There is no heat treatment facility for the material used for cutting tools. There is no manufacturing of powder metallurgy in the sub-sector. No machine tools available in the sub-sector for manufacturing cutting tools as per the required tool geometry. For example, a machine known as tool and cutter grinder is not available in the sub-sector therefore, the worn out tools are grind as per the operator s skill. No inspection facility available to inspect tool geometry of cutting tools while, proper tool geometry can enhance productivity and quality. Minimal awareness about optimum speed, feed and depth of cut which are responsible for productivity and quality. No proper cutting tools holder is in vogue; a good cutting tool holder minimizes deflection of cutting tool and therefore, improves accuracy of manufactured component. Dearth of skilled manpower for design, manufacturing, inspection and utilization of cutting tools. Limited or no technical BDS to suggest best practices. Most enterprises use brazed tools compared to replaceable type inserted carbide- the latter improves productivity. A carbide insert known as YJ6 is used by most of the enterprises which, compared to leading manufacturers, is inferior in quality. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR, EDI Ahmedabad, 2005 |